"The times are chaotic. For me, I would hope that people look at [Angel] and gain strength by it. With everything that I do, I hope that they see people struggling to live decent, moral lives in a completely chaotic world. They see how hard it is, how often they fail, and how they get up and keep trying. That, to me, is the most important message I'm ever going to tell."
"You're going to burn in a very special level of hell. A level they reserve for child molesters and people who talk at the theater."
"Very occasionally, if you pay really close attention, life doesn't suck."
"Humor keeps us alive. Humor and food. Don't forget food. You can go a week without laughing."
"Bottom line is, even if you see 'em coming, you're not ready for the big moments. No one asks for their life to change, not really. But it does. So what are we, helpless? Puppets? No. The big moments are gonna come. You can't help that. It's what you do afterwards that counts. That's when you find out who you are."
"I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I'm afraid of."